{"id":44788,"date":"2019-09-15T21:31:03","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T01:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elitefitness.com\/articles\/?p=44788"},"modified":"2019-09-16T22:30:57","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T02:30:57","slug":"vitamin-b-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elitefitness.com\/articles\/vitamin-b-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin B-12"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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\nVitamin B-12 is a water-soluble vitamin, which is, according to the Mayo Clinic, essential for red blood cell formation, production of DNA, nerve function, and cell metabolism. The best ways to get this vitamin are through meat, injections, and supplementation.
\nAlthough it is true that the body can store B-12, the bad news is that many of us, even as healthy athletes, simply have a hard time absorbing it. So, deficiencies are more common than healthcare professionals think.
\nIn fact, a 2004 study showed that this deficiency was one of the most common. In the USA the estimated B-12 deficiency is 15% according to NIH, and up to 40% according to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.<\/p>\n

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